Set up Stations for the following experiences.
1. Slates and chalk for writing practice.
2. Making butter -- a churn (paddle is best for this since they can see the butter forming) or you can use a marble in a baby food jar allowing each student to make his/her own butter.
3. Quill pens and ink (you can buy feathers at Michaels -- and instructions for making the pens on the Internet. http://flick,com/~liralen/quills/quills.html
4. A McGuffy's reader to examine and a short lesson using the PDF below.
School 1900 Here is the sheet on which students may write their comparisons
WhatKidsDidThen-Coompare
Set up Stations for the following experiences.
1. Slates and chalk for writing practice.
2. Making butter -- a churn (paddle is best for this since they can see the butter forming) or you can use a marble in a baby food jar allowing each student to make his/her own butter.
3. Quill pens and ink (you can buy feathers at Michaels -- and instructions for making the pens on the Internet.
http://flick,com/~liralen/quills/quills.html
4. A McGuffy's reader to examine and a short lesson using the PDF below.
McGuffeysReader PDF